A landscaper charged in the deaths of two Toronto gay men is a suspected serial killer, police said Monday, as they linked him to three additional victims and scoured sites around Canada’s largest city for more remains. (more…)
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Canada ‘serial killer’ linked to five deaths, targeted gay men
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Kevin Spacey investigated over third London assault: report
British police said Thursday they are investigating a man over a third sexual assault, with the Press Association news agency reporting that US actor Kevin Stacey is the suspected assailant …
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Daily Mail returns to Virgin trains after outcry
Virgin boss Richard Branson on Monday said he would resume offering the right-wing tabloid the Daily Mail on his trains after a decision not to stock them sparked accusations of censorship last week … (more…)
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Ricky Martin ties knot with partner Jwan Yosef
Singer Ricky Martin of “Livin’ la Vida Loca” fame announced Wednesday he has married his partner of two years, Jwan Yosef. “I’m a husband,” the Puerto Rican singer told E! television without specifying the date of the wedding.
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India’s top court to review gay sex ban
India’s Supreme Court on Monday announced a review of a hugely controversial ban on gay sex, saying no one should have to live in fear because of their sexuality. The court said it would take up a legal challenge by five high-profile Indians who said the colonial-era law created an atmosphere of intimidation. (more…)
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‘Fire and Fury’: Excerpts from tell-all book on Trump
The following are excerpts from “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” an incendiary new book by Michael Wolff which was rushed into bookstores Friday after President Donald Trump failed … (more…)
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Egypt to free on bail two held for raising rainbow flag
An Egyptian court has ruled to release on bail two people arrested over the raising of an LGBT rainbow flag at a Cairo concert, their lawyer said Tuesday. The appearance of the symbolic banner of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community among the crowd at a gig by Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila in September sparked a broad crackdown by the authorities. -
US blacklists Chechen leader Kadyrov, 4 others for human rights abuses, corruption
The United States on Tuesday slapped financial sanctions on Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, accusing him overseeing a systematic campaign of deadly repression, the Treasury Department announced. The US also imposed sanctions on the Chechen security official Ayub Kataev, likewise accused of gross violations of human rights and abuses against gay men, as well as three others accused of involvement in the corruption case uncovered..
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Indonesia court jails men for two years over ‘gay sex party’
An Indonesian court has sentenced ten men to two years in prison for taking part in a gay sex party at a sauna, court documents show. The group were among at least 141 men detained during a raid on a building that houses a sauna and a gym in the capital Jakarta in May. (more…)
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Stefano Gabbana does not want you to call him gay
Due to licensing this article must be read on our website‘Don’t call me gay’, says Italy designer Stefano Gabbana
Italian designer Stefano Gabbana, one half of the iconic Dolce & Gabbana brand, said Sunday that he was tired of being labelled by his sexuality. “I don’t want to be called gay, because I’m simply a man… full stop,” the 55-year-old said in an interview with Italy’s Corriere della Sera daily. (more…)
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Indonesia court rejects bid to outlaw extramarital sex
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A bid to make all sex outside marriage illegal was rejected by a top Indonesian court Thursday, in a ruling that surprised many as concerns grow about rising intolerance in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country. (more…)